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<h1>Types of prompts</h1>
<p>The correct prompt type to create depends on what report objects you 
 want users to be able to base a filter on to filter report data.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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<p class="whs4">Prompt type</td>
<td class="whs5">
<p class="whs4">Prompt name</td>
<td class="whs5">
<p class="whs4"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>What Data 
 It Allows Users to Define</B></span></p>
<p>&nbsp;</td></tr>

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<p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Filter definition prompts</B></span><br>

<br>

This type of prompt allows users to determine how the report’s data is 
 filtered, based on attributes in a hierarchy, lists of attribute elements, 
 or metrics.</td>
<td class="whs7">
<p class="whs4">
<a HREF="Hierarchy_qualification_prompt.htm">Hierarchy 
 Qualification Prompt</a></p>
<p class="whs8">Prompts users to choose from all attributes 
 in a hierarchy</td>
<td class="whs7">
<p>Users can select prompt answers from one or more attribute elements 
 from one or more attributes. The attribute elements that they select are 
 used to filter data displayed on the report. This prompt lets you give 
 users the largest number of attribute elements to choose from when they 
 answer the prompt to define their filtering criteria.</p>
<p>For example, on a report displaying profit forecasts, if the prompt 
 lets users select from the Product hierarchy, one user might choose to 
 see forecasts for certain electronic products, while another user might 
 select different electronics products, or all media products.</td></tr>

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<td class="whs7">
<p class="whs4">
<a HREF="Attribute_qualification_prompts.htm">Attribute 
 Qualification Prompt</a></p>
<p class="whs8">Prompts users to qualify on an attribute<br>

&nbsp;</td>
<td class="whs7">
<p>Users can select prompt answers from a list of attribute elements from 
 a single attribute. This prompt is more restrictive than the hierarchy 
 qualification prompt, because the user has fewer attribute elements to 
 select answers from.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</td></tr>

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<p class="whs4">
<a HREF="Attribute_element_list_prompts.htm">Attribute 
 Element List Prompt</a></p>
<p class="whs8">Prompts users to choose from an attribute 
 element list</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1" class="whs7">
<p>Users can select prompt answers from a limited list of specific attribute 
 elements. This prompt is the most restrictive of the filter definition 
 prompts, because the user has the least number of attribute elements to 
 select answers from.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</td></tr>

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<td class="whs7">
<p class="whs4">
<a HREF="Metric_qualification_prompts.htm">Metric 
 Qualification Prompt</a></p>
<p class="whs8">Prompts users to qualify on a metric</td>
<td class="whs7">
<p>Users can define a metric qualification, which determines what data 
 should be displayed for one or more specific metrics on the report.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</td></tr>

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<td class="whs6">
<p class="whs4">Object prompts</p>
<p class="whs4"><span style="font-weight: normal;">This type 
 of prompt allows users to select objects to include in a report, such 
 as attributes, metrics, or filters.</span></td>
<td class="whs7">
<p class="whs4">
<a HREF="Object_prompts.htm">Object Prompt</a></p>
<p>&nbsp;</td>
<td class="whs7">
<p>Users can use this prompt to add more data to a report. Users select 
 objects (such as attributes or metrics) that they want to add to the report. 
 Users can also choose from among a selection of filters, to apply a filter 
 that is most useful for their analysis purposes.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</td></tr>

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<p class="whs4">
<a HREF="Value_prompts.htm">Value prompts</a></p>
<p class="whs4"><span style="font-weight: normal;">This prompt 
 type lets users select a single value, such as a date or a specific text 
 string, and filter report data based on their selection.</span></p>
<p>&nbsp;</td>
<td class="whs7">
<p class="whs4">Date &amp; Time prompt</td>
<td class="whs7">
<p>Users select a specific date and time for which to see data. This prompt 
 is used in a filter.</td></tr>

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<td class="whs7">
<p class="whs4">Numeric prompt</td>
<td class="whs7">
<p>Users enter a specific number, which is then used as part of a filter 
 or within a metric, to look for specific numeric data.</td></tr>

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<td class="whs7">
<p class="whs4">Text prompt</td>
<td class="whs7">
<p>Users enter a word or phrase, which is then used as part of a filter 
 to look for specific data with that text.</td></tr>

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<td class="whs7">
<p class="whs4">Big Decimal prompt</td>
<td class="whs7">
<p>Users can enter up to 38 digits, to search for numeric data with the 
 Big Decimal data type assigned to it.</td></tr>
</table>
<h3 class="whs9">Level prompts allow users to specify the 
 level of calculation for a metric. Level prompts cannot be created from 
 MicroStrategy Web; they must be created in MicroStrategy Desktop. For 
 details on level prompts, see the <span style="font-style: italic;"><I>Advanced 
 Prompts</I></span> chapter of the <span style="font-style: italic;"><I>MicroStrategy 
 Advanced Reporting Guide</I></span>.</h3>
<h3>Related topics</h3>
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<li class=p><p>
<a HREF="Creating_prompts.htm">About prompts</a></p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>
<a HREF="Hierarchy_qualification_prompt.htm">Filtering 
 data based on a related set of attributes: Hierarchy prompt</a></p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>
<a HREF="Attribute_element_list_prompts.htm">Filtering 
 data based on an attribute form: Attribute element list prompts</a></p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>
<a HREF="Attribute_qualification_prompts.htm">Filtering 
 data based on an attribute: Attribute qualification prompts</a></p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>
<a HREF="Metric_qualification_prompts.htm">Filtering 
 data based on a metric: Metric qualification prompts</a></p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>
<a HREF="Object_prompts.htm">Filtering data based on 
 metrics, attributes, or other objects: Object prompts</a></p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>
<a HREF="Value_prompts.htm">Filtering data based on 
 a single value or string: Value prompts</a></p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>
<a HREF="Add_prompts_to_reports.htm">Adding a prompt 
 to a report</a></p></li>
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